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«Η ξένη γλώσσα είναι εμπόδιο» «Η ζωή σε ξένη χώρα είναι δύσκολη» «Η υιοθεσία είναι λύση ανάγκης» Η Μαρία Παπαθανασοπούλου αποδεικνύει ότι το ξένο που μας έμαθαν είναι το ξένο που μας περιορίζει. Όμως το ξένο που γνώρισε η Μαρία απέχει πολύ από τον ορισμό που του δίνουμε οι υπόλοιποι: το ξένο είναι δουλειά, το ξένο είναι πάθος και ευτυχία.

Μουσική: Michael Dale

"A foreign language is a barrier" "Life in a foreign country is difficult" "The choice of adoption is the last resort" Maria Papathanasopoulou proves that the unfamiliar and strange we were taught is the one that limits us. But the unfamiliar and strange that Maria met is far from the definition we usually give: so it can be a job, a great passion and also happiness.

Maria Papathanasopoulou was born in Patras. First memory she has of herself is swimming. She spent all her childhood training in the swimming pools and reading. Then came languages. Then came travelling. Haven’t stop doing these ever since. Chartered translator herself, she is running her translation agency from Luzern, Switzerland. By travelling, she wants to place herself somewhere within a bigger frame. Within the borders of her microcosm, her ego grows to gigantic dimensions. Travelling makes her feel small. She thinks it helps her complain less. It is through translation and travelling that she became mother. Not surprisingly.